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digital camera

American

noun

Digital Technology.

a camera that records images in digital form by means of a device that converts the optical image to an electrical signal.

digital camera British

noun

a camera that produces digital images that can be stored in a computer, displayed on a screen and printed

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Etymology

Origin of digital camera

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

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Unlike in 1991, when Thater used a camcorder with analog tapes, in 2025 she used a heavy 6K digital camera by Blackmagic.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Located high in the Chilean Andes, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory houses the world's most powerful digital camera.

From Science Daily • Nov. 6, 2025

The point-and-shoot digital camera is one of the most prized rediscovered technologies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

Around his neck he always wears his prized possession, bought with months of savings: a digital camera.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2024

One has a digital camera in it, the other a mini photo printer.

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson

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